Jehovah's Witnesses Hold Lauderdale County Circuit Meet
Nearly 100 members of the Decatur congregation attended the semi annual circuit convention at Lauderdale County Coliseum Florence last weekend. Arthur S. Hodge reported 14 baptisms and 1 600 total in attendance over the two day event. Speaker H C Hoskins of Watchtower Society New York urged reflection on marked for survival. Hoskins serves as District Supervisor and has 20 years in full time ministry including Africa missions.
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Lauderdale County Coliseum
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Hodge
H.C. Hoskins
Watchtower Society
New York
Hoskins
Ministry of Jehovah's Witnesses
South
Africa
Mid- West
Hodge Said
West Texas grows big potato harvests for chips study
In Lubbock Texas AP reports about Texas Tech researchers studying potato varieties growth rates and processing to identify what makes the best chip. About 20 000 acres are planned for potatoes annually in West Texas as growers aim for golden brown crisp oil free chips.
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Lubbock
Tex
West Texas
Texas Tech University
Memorial Baptist Breaks Ground for Seven Acre Campus
Ground was broken Sunday for the first phase of Memorial Baptist Churchs building program on seven acres in the Bayside Subdivision of Southwest Decatur. The plan includes a chapel and educational and fellowship facilities with future expansion to a permanent auditorium. Off street parking and playgrounds for tennis, basketball, softball, baseball and other activities are planned. Participants in the groundbreaking include church leaders and volunteers such as D H Johnson J C Hughes Howard G Odell J M Lyle I E Self W J Johnson O M Hutcheson Johnny Ferrell Sr Conner Jenkins Earl Thomas Benton Garner Jr and Howard Johnson.
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Bayside
Decatur
D. H. Johnson
J.C. Hughes
WMU
Howard G. Odell
Training Union
J. M. Lyle
I. E. Self
W.J. Johnson
O. M. Hutcheson Jr
Johnny Ferrell Sr
Conner Jenkins
Earl Thomas
Benton Garner Jr
Howard Johnson
Resurgence Seen In Christianity Fueled by Social Change
AP reports a growing belief among church thinkers that a genuine revival of Christianity is underway amid religious ferment and social upheaval. Prominent figures cite the Jesus movement, charismatic renewal, Asia and Africa growth, and a shift toward personalism as signs, with Key 73 evangelistic drive uniting over 100 denominations for 1973.
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Princeton Theological Seminary
Christianity Today
Asia
Africa
Robert E. Coleman
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore
Jerusalem
Joe Hale
Nashville, Tenn
United Methodist Board of Evangelism
United Christian Front
The Little Woman Office Day Diary
A playful fragment notes a day at the office where the speaker excels in a busy scene. The line hints at the boss being home sick, suggesting an unusual day and a sense of relief or freedom in the workplace.
Lecture Set At Auburn on God and the Computer World
Auburn University hosts a public lecture titled God and the Computer World by two religion professors from North Carolina State University. Dr. Donald Shriver Jr. and Dr. William J. Peck speak Monday at 4 p.m. in Haley Center Auditorium.
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William J. Peck
North Carolina State University
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Shriver
North Carolina State
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Harvard
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Omicron Delta Kappa
Arde
Jacob Deceives Isaac in Biblical Blessing Story
In Genesis 27 Isaac, old and blind, blesses Jacob after Rebekah schemes to pass the blessing from Esau. Jacob, dressed in goat skins, impersonates Esau to receive the inheritance, triggering Esau's anger and a plan to kill Jacob as told in Genesis 27.
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Esau
Rebekah
Jacob
Enon Baptist Church Plans Groundbreaking Pastorium
Danville 3 hosts a groundbreaking event for a new pastorium by Enon Baptist Church. Attending are Wilbur Jackson, building committee chair. John McKay, finance committee representative. Swain Wallace, deacons chair. and Billy Dempsey, the pastor.
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Enon Baptist Church
Danville 3
Wilbur Jackson
John McKay
Swain Wallace
Billy Dempsey
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